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'''Infant's Jatakarma: The Naming of and First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant''' is the first chapter of ''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]''. In this chapter, Sarkar lays out the [[Ananda Marga]] procedure for naming an infant child and feeding her/him the first solid food.<ref name="AMCC">{{cite book|title=''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]''|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]|chapter={{PAGENAME}}}}</ref> | | image = <!--Write image name eg. Example.jpg, do not include "File:" --> | ||
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| date = 1956 | |||
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'''''Infant's Jatakarma: The Naming of and First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant''''' is the first chapter of ''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]''. In this chapter, Sarkar lays out the [[Ananda Marga]] procedure for naming an infant child and feeding her/him the first solid food.<ref name="AMCC">{{cite book|title=''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]''|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]|chapter={{PAGENAME}}}}</ref> | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Mádhviirgávo bhavantu nah. | Mádhviirgávo bhavantu nah. | ||
Oṋḿ madhu oṋḿ madhu oṋḿ madhu.</poem></center> | Oṋḿ madhu oṋḿ madhu oṋḿ madhu.</poem></center> | ||
Then they will loudly say in their mother-tongue, understandable by all the members present: | |||
"O gracious Brahma, may we unitedly be able to arrange for the upkeep, medical care and physical growth of this infant who has entered our society today." | |||
Now each of the margiis will take one container of water (cool or lukewarm, temperature of the water will be according to the season) and pour it into a big vessel. After the recitation of the aforementioned verse, they will collectively say: | |||
"O gracious Brahma, may we be able to provide adequate education for the mental development of this infant who has entered our society today." | "O gracious Brahma, may we be able to provide adequate education for the mental development of this infant who has entered our society today." | ||
Then each of them will pour a container of water | Then each of them will pour a container of water. After the recitation of the aforementioned verse, they will collectively say: | ||
"O gracious Brahma, may we succeed, through proper education, in effecting the spiritual elevation of this infant who has entered our society today." | "O gracious Brahma, may we succeed, through proper education, in effecting the spiritual elevation of this infant who has entered our society today." | ||
Then they will repeat the process of pouring water into the vessel | Then they will repeat the process of pouring water into the vessel. After the recitation of the aforementioned verse, they will collectively say: | ||
"O gracious Brahma, may we be able to see Your pervasive manifestation in this infant, in the form of which You have appeared to us today. | "O gracious Brahma, may we be able to see Your pervasive manifestation in this infant, in the form of which You have appeared to us today. | ||
"We collectively give this baby the name . . . . . . ." | "We collectively give this baby the name . . . . . . ." | ||
After that the guardian or the parent of the child will bathe | After that the guardian or the parent of the child will bathe him/her with that sanctified water from the vessel and will be fed solid food for the first time. | ||
Whether a social feast will be organised on this day will depend entirely on the desire and the financial position of the guardians of the child. Taking a loan or incurring a debt for this purpose is forbidden. | Whether a social feast will be organised on this day will depend entirely on the desire and the financial position of the guardians of the child. Taking a loan or incurring a debt for this purpose is forbidden. | ||
Twenty-one days after the birth of a child, the child and its mother, after bathing, will be considered generally free from impurities. | Twenty-one days after the birth of a child, the child and its mother, after bathing, will be considered generally free from impurities. | ||
== See also == | |||
* ''[[Naniir putul tutul tutul]]'' (a song often sung at the conclusion of the Ananda Marga baby-naming ceremony) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| title = [[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]] | | title = ''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]'' | ||
| years = | | years = 1956-1991 | ||
| with = Infant's Jatakarma: The Naming of and First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant | | with = Infant's Jatakarma: The Naming of and First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant | ||
| before = {{grey|N.A.}} | | before = {{grey|N.A.}} | ||
| after = [[The Process of Initiation]] | | after = ''[[The Process of Initiation]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Chapters of Ananda Marga Carycarya Part 1]] | [[Category:Chapters of Ananda Marga Carycarya Part 1]] | ||
[[Category:Discourses of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar in 1956]] |